| What is the Bill of Rights? | The first 10 amendments that were added to the constitution in order for it to be ratified (agreed upon) by 3/4 of the 13 states. |
| What were the Reconstruction/ Civil War Amendments? | The amendments added after the American Civil War to extend rights to former slaves and people of color.
13th - The right to Liberty/ Freedom
14th - The right to civil liberties and rights guaranteed to all American citizens
15th - the right to vote |
| What was the 19th Amendment? | Women’s suffrage (right to vote) |
| What was the 26th Amendment? | The lowering of the voting age to 18 |
| Which minority groups were not involved in the writing of the constitution? | Women, Native Americans, and African Americans among others. |
| Which were the three main civil rights movements? | o African American Civil Rights Movement
o Native (American) Civil Rights Movement
o Women’s Rights Movement |
| What is segregation? | When people of different races, sexes, or religions are kept apart so that they live, work, or study separately |
| What does the term indigenous mean? | Indigenous people or things have always been in the place where they are, rather than being brought there from somewhere else |
| What is a boycott? | It is a refusal to buy something, use something, or take part in something as a way of protesting |
| What is picketing? | It is when a group of people stand or march in front of a shop, factory, government building etc to protest about something or to stop people from going in during a strike |
